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As I prepared to welcome pollinators to my backyard the more reading, attending open hives and speaking with experienced beekeepers I did the more fundamental understanding of beekeeping management I developed. According to Ross Conrad, a beekeeper’s lack of knowledge is probably the single greatest cause of colony demise. A novice beekeeper should make every… Read on

A few photos to show you what the birds and bees around my house have been up to… A few weeks ago one of my hives swarmed. I went out in the morning to do chores and all was fine, a couple hours later I found the swarm you see in the above photo. Swarms… Read on

The past few years I could not wait to start seeds indoors and then transplant my homegrown seedlings to the great outdoors. June was all about dirty hands and knees and a sense of hope that the weather would cooperate and my table would be filled with greens from the backyard. Read on

Hello all. Well, I’m making good on last week’s promise to post about the most recent inspection of the beehives in my backyard. Hope you find it was worth the wait! My mentor “J” (he likes his privacy) and I found a sunny morning to open up the colonies. Before we dig into the photos,… Read on

It doesn't matter how many years you've been out of school - fall still puts our brains into learning mode. We could ignore it. We could snuff out the sensation with large quantities of bologna sandwiches and wine. Or we could embrace our brain's natural desire to LEARN STUFF. Read on